| | | Meet A Man Who Never Met A Woman He Didn't Love.
Features: DVD, Widescreen, Aspect Ratio 1.85:1, Dolby Digital (5.1), Audio Commentary, Featurettes, Deleted Scenes, Script, Production and Storybord Galleries, English, Spanish Subtitled
For Alfie (Jude Law), life was about enjoying everything woman could offer--one night at a time. From wealthy widows with a taste for younger men (Susan Sarandon) to his single-mom girlfriend (Marisa Tomei), Alfie had it all... and wasn't looking for anything more.But when the consequences of his playboy lifestyle suddenly affect the women in his life and his best friend (Omar Epps), Alfie begins to wonder if there is more to life that these fleeting romances. And if so, what's it all about?
"...irresistible..." Owen Gleiberman, Entertainment Weekly
"...Jude Law gives a sexy, witty star performance..." Peter Travers, Rolling Stone
"A breezy, sexy romp..." Todd McCarthy, Variety
Editor's Note
Jude Law stars in this trenchant dramatic-comedy, a remake of the 1966 British counterculture classic that launched the career of Michael Caine. This version is set in New York City and is pumped up with giddy, cleverly experimental editing. The story has Alfie (Law), a Don Juan-esque limo driver, speaking directly to the camera as he seduces the lovely ladies of the city. Eventually he's forced to take stock of the damage he's caused, and acknowledge the emptiness at the core of his chosen lifestyle. Playing the role of Alfie requires a fine balancing act from Law--he must be so charming that he seduces both the audience and himself, while also conveying the self-delusion and sadness at the character's core--and Law is up for the challenge, expertly conveying glimpses of the unfathomed depth beneath his polished shallowness. Equally good are his array of conquests, including Marisa Tomei as a single mom, Sienna Miller as a mood-swinging party girl, and Susan Sarandon as a rich older woman. A soundtrack by Mick Jagger and David Stewart (Eurythmics) adds liberal dollops of self-aware rock & roll melancholy. Dick Latessa is great as an old man who offers Alfie some sage advice, and Omar Epps plays the screwed-over limo driving buddy.
| Features | Alfie: Deconstruction Of A Scene | | Audio: English, French Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Sound | | Interactive Menus | | Let The Music In | | Production Gallery | | Round Table - An Intimate Discussion Of The Film's Production, Hosted By Writer/Director Charles Shyer | | Scene Selection | | Script Gallery | | Storyboard Gallery | | The Women Of Alfie | | The World Of Alfie | | Theatrical Trailers | | Let The Music In Featurette | | Deleted Scenes with optional commentary by Charles Shyer and Padraic McKinley | | The Women Of Alfie Featurette | | Alfie: Deconstruction Of A Scene Featurette | | Gedde Watanabe dance footage with optional commentary by Charles Shyer and Elaine Pope | | Widescreen Presentation | | Subtitles: English, Spanish | | Commentary by Writer/Director Charles Shyer and Writer/Producer Elaine Pope | | Commentary by Writer/Director Charles Shyer and Film Editor Padraic McKinley | | Audio: English Dolby Digital 5.1, Dolby Digital Stereo, French Dolby Digital 2.0 | | Round Table: An intimate discussion of the film's production, hosted by Writer/Director Charles Shyer | | The World Of Alfie Featurette | | Script, Production and Storyboard Galleries |
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Release Information
| | Studio: Paramount |
| Release Date: 5/1/2007 |
| Running Time: 105 minutes |
| Original Release Date: 2004 | | Catalog ID: 341754 | | UPC: 00097363417545 | | Number of Discs: 1 |
Audio & Video
| | Original Language: English | | Available Audio Tracks: English | | Video: Color |
| Cast & Crew
| Awards |
Golden Globe (2005) |  | Mick Jagger, David A. Stewart, Winner, Best Original Song - Motion Picture |
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| | Professional Reviews | New York Times
"The comedy in ALFIE is plentiful but bittersweet....What gives it its kick is how Alfie takes the film audience into his confidence..." 11/05/2004 p.E1Los Angeles Times
"ALFIE, which stars an adorably tousled, twinkly eyed Jude Law as a British limo driver in Manhattan, is a bright gumball skittering across a marble floor." 11/05/2004 p.E1 USA Today
"Law's charm is as bountiful as Caine's, so there's no question that director/co-adapter Charles Shyer has chosen the right Alfie for a remake." 11/05/2004 p.7E Sight and Sound
"[Law] pulls it off superbly." 01/01/2005 p.39-40 Uncut
"[I]t's often brisk and witty." 03/01/2005 p.140 James Berardinelli's ReelViews 7 of 10
...Jude Law does a solid job, although he's essaying a person who generates limited audience sympath - James Berardinelli
Chicago Sun-Times 6 of 10
...we don't go to see "Alfie" in order to make a sociological comparison of the two films; indeed, m - Roger Ebert
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